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County lines drug police swoop

24 March 2021
County lines drug police swoop

A man has appeared in court in connection with the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.

Sainsbury's opens new store after 10 year wait

24 March 2021
Sainsbury's opens new store after 10 year wait

Shoppers are delighted that a 10-year wait for a new supermarket has finally ended with its opening.

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Planning inspector approves 250 homes on field

23 March 2021
Planning inspector approves 250 homes on field

A decision by councillors not to grant planning permission for 250 homes to be built on a treasured green space has been overturned.

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'I will continue to protest while I have breath in my body'

23 March 2021
'I will continue to protest while I have breath in my body'

A mum-of-three has appeared in court after being arrested at an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in London in 2019.

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Praise for author's debut novel

22 March 2021
Praise for author's debut novel

Sunday League football has inspired one man to write about the end of civilisation.

Businessman uses billboard to slate MP over litter

22 March 2021
Businessman uses billboard to slate MP over litter

A giant mobile billboard has been touring a borough's "filthy and littered" streets in an attempt to shame those in authority into action.

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Work starts on £100k refit

22 March 2021
Work starts on £100k refit

A village hall is to be given a new look after almost 70 years.

Unique pie throwing contest returns

22 March 2021
Unique pie throwing contest returns

After a break of a year because of the pandemic, the World Custard Pie Championships are returning to Coxheath.

Three schools get £1.5m playing field boost

22 March 2021
Three schools get £1.5m playing field boost

More than £2m gathered from developers' contributions is being distributed to good causes across the area.

Square-bashing, cook-house duty and comradeship remembered

14 March 2021
Square-bashing, cook-house duty and comradeship remembered

It's more than 60 years since the last National Serviceman received his call-up papers, but those who served still remember it well.

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Could you be our next councillor?

10 March 2021
Could you be our next councillor?

Two independent councillors are calling for more people to put themselves forward as candidates in May to break the two-party stronghold.

Balcony stabber yelled 'I'll kill you!'

10 March 2021
Balcony stabber yelled 'I'll kill you!'

A man who stabbed two others with a kitchen knife in a frenzied attack has been jailed for nine years.

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Crash victim was just days away from 26th birthday

10 March 2021
Crash victim was just days away from 26th birthday

An inquest has opened into the death of a driver who suffered a severe brain injury in a crash.

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What really happened to Rome's IX Legion?

10 March 2021
What really happened to Rome's IX Legion?

A Kent historian warns that you can't always rely on Hollywood to get history right.

Where was printer's true birthplace?

10 March 2021
Where was printer's true birthplace?

William Caxton, the "father" of standard English was born in Kent - somewhere.

Cricket ground wrecked by lockdown visitors to reopen

10 March 2021
Cricket ground wrecked by lockdown visitors to reopen

Some £25,000 has been spent repairing the outfield at a town centre cricket ground that became popular with visitors during lockdown.

Taxi drivers breathe sigh of relief

10 March 2021
Taxi drivers breathe sigh of relief

Councillors have listened to impassioned pleas from cab drivers and cancelled a proposed rise in licence fees.

The lost village wiped out by disease

10 March 2021
The lost village wiped out by disease

This is the story of an almost forgotten Kent village and the last remaining item from it.

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Mystery object spotted over town

09 March 2021
Mystery object spotted over town

A family has been left mystified by a strange object which shot through the sky before their eyes.

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Deliveroo comes to town

09 March 2021
Deliveroo comes to town

A food delivery company says it will be bring jobs to the area as well as meals.

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